36-megapixel CCD camera for wide-field astronomy

该项目旨在设计和建造一台最先进的3600万像素电荷耦合器件(CCD)相机，用于在四丁泉天文台的机器人望远镜上进行广域成像。这款相机将使用两个1800万像素的ccd马赛克，这是有史以来制造的最大的相机之一。这个新设施将拥有前所未有的能力，在广泛的领域获得精确的光度测量，并将使研究在从探测太阳系外行星和附近的超新星等各种领域取得突破。该相机还将与澳大利亚国立大学新资助的Skymapper望远镜以及英澳天文台的6DF和2DF仪器进行合作研究。

This project aims to design and build a state-of-the-art 36-megapixel charge-coupled device (CCD) camera for wide-field imaging on a robotic telescope at Siding Spring Observatory. The camera will employ a mosaic of two 18-megapixel CCDs, which are amongst the largest ever fabricated. This new facility will have an unprecedented ability to obtain precision photometry over a wide field, and will enable breakthroughs in research into areas as diverse as detection of extra-solar planets and nearby supernovae. The camera will also lead to collaborative research with ANU's newly-funded Skymapper telescope, as well as the Anglo-Australian Observatory's 6dF and 2dF instruments.